Lynx to battle Silver Stars

The Minnesota Lynx take on the Silver Stars in a huge regular-season matchup Tuesday at Target Center. Both teams have made the playoffs, but the Lynx hope to pad their two-game edge over San Antonio in the Western Conference.

The Minnesota Lynx take on the Silver Stars in a huge regular-season matchup Tuesday at Target Center. Both teams have made the playoffs, but the Lynx hope to pad their two-game edge over San Antonio in the Western Conference.

The playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx ended the regular season with a thud, dropping their finale to San Antonio, 99-84. As a result, the Lynx missed a chance to match the best regular-season record in WNBA history.

In a battle of Western Conference powers at Target Center Tuesday night, the Lynx beat San Antonio 96-84 in overtime. Minnesota scored the first 11 points in overtime to pull away for their 20th win of the season. Rebekkah Brunson led the Lynx with 17 points and 20 rebounds.

The Lynx will work to move the ball around more than they did in Game Two of the play-off series with San Antonio. The two teams are even in the best of three. A win Tuesday will send the Lynx to the conference finals Thursday in Minneapolis.

They're now even in the first-round series of the playoffs. The Lynx had the league’s best regular-season record but has never won a playoff series. The deciding Game 3 will be Tuesday night at the Target Center.